By Taylor Young, Deputy Science Editor
• January 24, 2025
Georgetown University’s Global Health Institute (GHI), a university-wide platform that supports research, teaching and service in global health, unveiled two new research projects by primary investigators...
By Claire Chou, Deputy Science Editor
• January 24, 2025
The new giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo will be available for free public viewing starting Jan. 24.
The two pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at the zoo in October 2024 as...
Numerous wildfires ignited in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, demonstrating the impact of climate shifts and extreme weather on densely populated areas.
The fires, mainly impacting the neighborhoods of Pacific...
By Angela Lekan, Deputy Science Editor
• January 18, 2025
Many Georgetown University students faced difficulties returning to campus for the first day of classes after a major winter storm covered Washington, D.C., with 7.2 inches of snow falling near Reagan...
By Isabel Liu, Senior Science Editor
• January 18, 2025
Dr. Alessia Fornoni, a professor of medicine at the University of Miami and director of the Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, shared research strategies and career advice at a virtual...
By Claire Chou, Science Columnist
• December 8, 2024
John Summit, a producer and DJ, performed at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Orlando, one of the world’s largest electronic dance music (EDM) festivals, from Nov. 8 to 10. For the introduction of his set,...
Harvard University researchers unveiled the discovery of “Chonkus,” a cyanobacteria that can remove carbon from the atmosphere and oceans, in a study published Oct. 29. Chonkus’ unique carbon-capturing...
A Georgetown University community member at the school’s Capitol Campus was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), a treatable but serious illness, the university announced in a Nov. 25 email.
The university...
By Rachel Kang, Special to the Hoya
• December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November’s presidential election may prove to be a pivotal moment for the scientific community as his transition team begins to share its plans for scientific...
By Audrey Twyford, Science Columnist
• November 22, 2024
In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, women and birthing people have been left to wonder how his return to power will impact their reproductive rights. Though his political record demonstrates...
By Shivali Vora, Deputy Science Editor
• November 22, 2024
Science and policy experts from institutions across the United States came together to discuss the H5N1 influenza virus strain, also known as bird flu, in a webinar titled “Pandemic Influenza Vaccines:...
By Finn Wernet, Special to The Hoya
• November 22, 2024
Dr. David Teachey, professor of pediatrics and distinguished endowed chair in the department of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine detailed recent developments...
